3. Informational material to be provided. The program established under this section must provide for the distribution of informational material on invasive aquatic plants, including a guide to identifying those plants, information on how to prevent the spread of those plants and information on the potential environmental impact and other impacts of infestation. Informational material regarding invasive aquatic plants and the requirements of Title 12, section 7794-C must be handed to boaters traveling north at the southernmost toll booth of the Maine Turnpike.__ Informational road signs informing motorists entering the State of the requirements of Title 12, section 7794-C, must be located at any road that is a major access point to the State.

3-A.__Issuance of stickers and certificates.__An inspection station under subsection 1 that is located at or near the border of the State shall issue the lake and river protection stickers created by Title 12, section 7794-B.__An inspector under this program shall issue a certificate of inspection if a watercraft, watercraft trailer or outboard motor passes inspection.

4. Program implementation. During the 2001 boating season, the department and the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shall spend at least 5,000 person hours inspecting watercraft, watercraft trailers and outboard motors at selected boat launching sites and at no fewer than 10 roadside locations at or near the state border. In 2001, the program established under this section also must include an extensive educational effort involving a variety of media with the goal of informing the public of the risks posed by invasive aquatic plants, how to inspect watercraft, watercraft trailers and outboard motors for the presence of invasive aquatic plant material and how to properly dispose of that material. The program also must include other invasive aquatic plant-related inspection or educational efforts considered appropriate by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

The program in 2002 and subsequent years must be at a level of effort determined by the commissioner and the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife in consultation with the Interagency Task Force on Invasive Aquatic Plant and Nuisance Species, as established in section 1871.